Proverbs 26:27

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 28:10 : 10 Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.
  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So Haman was put to death by hanging him on the pillar he had made for Mordecai. Then the king's wrath became less.
  • Ps 7:15-16 : 15 He has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made 16 His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.
  • Ps 9:15 : 15 The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken.
  • Ps 10:2 : 2 The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.
  • Ps 57:6 : 6 They have made ready a net for my steps; my soul is bent down; they have made a great hole before me, and have gone down into it themselves. (Selah.)
  • Eccl 10:8 : 8 He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Eccl 10:8-9
    2 verses
    83%

    8 He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment.

    9 He who gets out stones from the earth will be damaged by them, and in the cutting of wood there is danger.

  • Ps 7:15-16
    2 verses
    80%

    15 He has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made

    16 His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.

  • Prov 26:28
    79%

    28 A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.

  • Prov 28:10
    79%

    10 Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

  • Prov 26:26
    78%

    26 Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.

  • Prov 17:20
    75%

    20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

  • Prov 16:27
    74%

    27 A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.

  • Exod 21:33
    73%

    33 If a man makes a hole in the earth without covering it up, and an ox or an ass dropping into it comes to its death;

  • Prov 11:27
    72%

    27 He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

  • Prov 26:17-19
    3 verses
    72%

    17 He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.

    18 As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,

    19 So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?

  • Luke 20:18
    72%

    18 Everyone falling on that stone will be broken, but the man on whom the stone comes down will be crushed to dust.

  • Job 18:10
    72%

    10 The twisted cord is put secretly in the earth to take him, and the cord is placed in his way.

  • Ps 140:10
    72%

    10 Let burning flames come down on them: let them be put into the fire, and into deep waters, so that they may not get up again.

  • Prov 10:18
    72%

    18 Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

  • Ps 35:8
    72%

    8 Let destruction come on them without their knowledge; let them be taken themselves in their secret nets, falling into the same destruction.

  • Matt 21:44
    72%

    44 Any man falling on this stone will be broken, but he on whom it comes down will be crushed to dust.

  • Prov 21:6
    71%

    6 He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.

  • Job 18:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7 The steps of his strength become short, and by his design destruction overtakes him.

    8 His feet take him into the net, and he goes walking into the cords.

  • Prov 28:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17 One who has been the cause of a man's death will go in flight to the underworld: let no man give him help.

    18 He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.

  • Prov 27:12
    71%

    12 The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

  • Prov 29:5
    71%

    5 A man who says smooth things to his neighbour is stretching out a net for his steps.

  • Job 6:27
    71%

    27 Truly, you are such as would give up the child of a dead man to his creditors, and would make a profit out of your friend.

  • Prov 10:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9 He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

    10 He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.

  • Prov 26:8
    70%

    8 Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.

  • Prov 17:13
    70%

    13 If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.

  • Prov 27:3
    70%

    3 A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.

  • Ps 64:8
    70%

    8 The evil of their tongues is the cause of their fall; all those who see them are shaking their heads at them.

  • Prov 26:11
    70%

    11 Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.

  • Prov 22:8
    70%

    8 By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.

  • Prov 22:14
    70%

    14 The mouth of strange women is a deep hole: he with whom the Lord is angry will go down into it.

  • Prov 26:24
    70%

    24 With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;

  • Ps 9:15
    70%

    15 The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken.

  • Prov 25:26
    69%

    26 Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.

  • Prov 29:1
    69%

    1 A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.

  • Prov 26:22
    69%

    22 The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.

  • Prov 6:15
    69%

    15 For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.

  • Isa 29:21
    69%

    21 Who give help to a man in a wrong cause, and who put a net for the feet of him who gives decisions in the public place, taking away a man's right without cause.

  • Prov 16:30
    69%

    30 He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.

  • Prov 25:18
    69%

    18 One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.

  • Num 35:23
    69%

    23 Or has given him a blow with a stone, without seeing him, so causing his death, though he had nothing against him and no desire to do him evil: